San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-01-27
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The Exchange Fiend.

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quirer, can fully appreciate the ex-
change fend.
He is to the exchange editor Just
about what the spring poet is to the
managing editor or the man with
denial is to the city editor-nothing
short of holy terror.
And you never know when he is
coming nor what shape he will assume
when he does come. He is liable to
appear as perfect gentleman, and
the editors in the room will all smile
ut once and see which one can make
the most favorable impression, think
ing he might be theatrical manager
with his pockets full of passes, or
press agent of q circus, when to the
utter disgust of the poor devils pres
ent he will show himself in his true
colors by opening his remarks with:
"Do you exchange with The jim
town Crower?'
The exchange editor tumbles to
the racket, and pitches into his work
with unusual vim, but the other fell
lows punch him and call his attention
to the request of the stranger. Then
ho looks up and says:
"What can do for you?"
"Do you exchange with The Jim
town Crower7"
YES. You will find it in that pile.
Help yourself"
"Thank you. I used to reside in
Jimtown. Haven't heard from there
since l left some three months ago."
Quiet has been restored. The polit-
ical editor has his mind once more set
on big leader, and the dramatic
critic proceeds to ventilate his opin-
ions on paper, when the exchange
fiend opens fire.
"Why, here's The Albany Bladder!
1 haven't seen it for years. Used to
live there, and was regular sub
scriber. Wonder if Jim Scott is the
editor yet?"
Don't know" snaps the Q. Q.
Take it along"
"Inank you ever so much. Scott
was red-hot writer, Got licked
number or times for things he wrote.
He could write better then most of
them, but WASH worth hell-room in
a fight. Well, bless me, il here amt
The Jackson Bngie! Thoughtit had
gone up the hue long ago. It's ten
years since l saw copy Of it. Bill
Pullthrough edited it then. Why,
he's editor yet. See here"
"All right; take it along"
'Don't you need it,
mo; | don't want it..
'Thank you. Tn ever so much
Obliged to You. 1t does one SO much
good to como across these old friends.
You never met Bill Pullthough?"
"Not rs | know of. "
"Well, you ought to know him, MS
he is certainly choracter--a regular
genius. Always hard up and bor-
rowing from everybody. Struck me
Tor dollar once. Well, blame me,
# here amt The Rosewood Roaster,
Do you exchange with it.
IL am sorry to say we do"
at used to be great paper when
Joe Skies edited it. Bnt after he
sold it it kind of ran down. Skies
Vas ms good on the fight as lie was at
He came near killing man
'nce who called on him for retrnc-
ion. Once he was going to kill me,
Wonder how The Roaster is making
+ now.
"Don't know. Take it along"
"Ob, thank You ever so much. But
'ou haven't read il yet, have youi"
''Nover mind. Take any you want;
hey are no nse to me. Glad to get
id of them
THANK You. willappreciate them
% much, and 50 will my wife, and my
laughter will just go wild over them.
,he cuts ont the poetry and pastes 1t
II a scrap-book She's got two filed
lready, and the third pretty near.
'he can write poetry, too, and some
Il it is real cute"
Then, after selecting some twenty
# thirty of the leading exchanges, he
lows out with:
"Well. good day. Tn ever so much
bliged to you for these. If you
Ion't mind / II come up again and get
The Bugler and The Roaster. You
an just lay them aside for me when
on are through with them, and I'll
'e ever so much obliged to you.
Iaybe, if l think Of it. I'll bring along
ONE of my daughters poetry and
'et your opinion Of it: you may want
o print some of it. Good day"
Good day
Then the political editor drops
Iack into his chair and say: "H-lll'
'he dramatic man sticks the point Of
is pen in bis leg to see If he is still
live, while the exchange editor clips
Mt two-colnmn article on "A Sure
,ure for Cranks" and rehead-lines it
Society Scandals, so as TO be sure
hat everybody will read it.
In the Atlantic Monthly George
frederick Parsons says truly: The
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